In the beginning, there were separate internets. By Postel's law, it is hard to stop them converging into one, though [1] Your last question, though is more ab

In the beginning, there were separate internets. By Postel's law, it is hard to stop them converging into one, though [1] Your last question, though is more about "Are there alternate networked information systems than WWW"? Gopher is still active [2]. Gemini is a proposed modern incarnation of Gopher [3]. There is also Alfi [4]. There seem to be run by hobyists, though. If there are any other comparable platforms, I'd like to know too. [1] https://apenwarr.ca/log/20200708 https://apenwarr.ca/log/20200708 [2] https://cheapskatesguide.org/articles/gopherspace.html https://cheapskatesguide.org/articles/gopherspace.html [3] https://toffelblog.xyz/blog/gemini-overview/ https://toffelblog.xyz/blog/gemini-overview/ [4] https://github.com/jezze/alfi https://github.com/jezze/alfi